Wellness Counsellor Diploma

This program has been approved by the Private Training Institutions Regulatory Unit (PTIRU) of the British Columbia Ministry of Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills.

Our Diploma in Wellness Counselling program empowers you with effective techniques to help others achieve balance and realize their full potential. Whether you study online or in Vancouver, this comprehensive counselling training Vancouver will support your journey toward becoming a certified wellness counsellor. We offer a variety of counselling programs, including our counselling certificate and counselling diploma. Explore both full-time and part-time options to find the path that suits you best whether it’s online or in person.

With our counselling training Vancouver or online, you’ll gain the skills to become a professional wellness counsellor capable of designing personalized wellness programs for your clients. Using a holistic approach, you’ll help improve the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual well-being of individuals and groups—becoming a true agent of positive change.

Wellness Courses in the Diploma Program Teach Physical, Mental, Emotional & Spiritual Counselling

The Diploma in Wellness Counselling program provides instruction and activities designed to teach you how to facilitate wellness in all areas of life – physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually. Our wellness courses teach you how to nurture relationships, discover creativity and attain vibrant health. The Wellness coaching training includes bodywork such as Yoga, Spiritual Practice and Core Conditioning. We explore a variety of therapeutic techniques in your wellness training including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Schema Therapy and the use of Therapeutic Re-enactments to improve Mental and Emotional health.

Counselling training Vancouver emphasizes the importance of drawing from your own wisdom as a wellness counsellor, coach, or educator. By integrating key wellness principles into your own life, you enhance your ability to effectively support others. When you reach your own optimal level of wellness and insight, you’re better equipped to design comprehensive wellness plans for your clients

By enrolling in our Professional Counselling Diploma program, you can enhance your wellness leadership skills and grow your professional practice through comprehensive counselling training Vancouver. This advanced program includes the full Wellness Counselling Diploma curriculum and expands on the professional application of these skills in individual practice, workplace settings, and community environments. Our wellness coaching training also guides you in achieving a harmonious balance between inner and external well-being.

Graduate Outcomes

After successfully finishing the program, our alumni consistently demonstrate a track record of success, transitioning into roles as life coaches, or wellness counsellors. Many move on to further study or set up their own coaching or counselling businesses.

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Are you interested in becoming a student at Rhodes Wellness College? Click on the Apply Online link below to get started! Here you’ll find all the admission requirements and all the important links for starting your application. 

Admissions Requirements for the Wellness Counsellor Diploma

• Grade 12 graduate or equivalent or mature student status – 19 years or older with an established work history or relevant experience.
• Submit a Personal Statement on why you would like to pursue an education with Rhodes Wellness College and what you hope you to achieve upon graduation.
• Submit two references.
• Successfully complete an Admissions Interview.
• Demonstrate spoken and written proficiency in the English language consistent with the proficiency of a high school graduate, as evidenced by a written personal statement and a one-on-one screening interview (see also the Language Proficiency Assessment Policy listed below).
• Provide an International study permit/student visa, if applicable.
• A minimum of 12 months prior sobriety** is required to be verified during the interview. The College’s representative may require the applicant to provide a letter to the College confirming the applicant’s sobriety from a counselor.
  **Please see our Sobriety Policy for more details.

Rhodes Wellness College reserves the right to deny any candidate admission into this program if Admissions does not believe the applicant will be a potential fit or adequately benefit from taking the program.

All students, whether they be Canadian or International students, must prove sufficient English proficiency through one of the following methods:

1. Evidence that 3 years of full-time secondary education (Grades 8-12), or 2 years if the Grades are 10, 11, or 12, have been successfully completed in the program’s language of instruction in a country where the language of instruction is one of the principal languages. This may be demonstrated by providing a high school transcript, completion of a BC Adult Graduation program or providing international education credentials recognized through WES, ICES, or IQAS.
2. Two years of full-time post-secondary education* have been completed in the program’s language of instruction in a country where the language of instruction is one of the principal languages (includes international education credentials recognized through WES, ICES, and IQAS).*Language development courses (i.e., ELL courses) cannot be included in this
3. Successful completion of one of the following English proficiency exams, achieving the minimum required score indicated below:
   a. International English Language Testing System (IELTS) Academic: Minimum overall score of 5.5
   b. Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) IBT: Minimum overall score of 46
   c. Canadian Academic English Language Assessment (CAEL): Minimum overall score of 40
   d. Canadian English Language Proficiency Index Program (CELPIP): Listening 6, Speaking 6, Reading 5, and Writing 5
   e. Duolingo English Test (DET): Minimum overall score of 95
   f. Pearson Test of English (PTE) Academic: Minimum overall score of 43
   g. Cambridge English Qualifications: B2 First exam (FCE): Minimum overall score of 160 or “C” (Institutions may include other Cambridge Qualifications at a higher level, e.g., C2 Proficiency (CPE))
   h. Cambridge Linguaskill: Minimum overall B2 level
   i. LANGUAGECERT Academic: Minimum overall B2 level
   j. The Michigan English Test (MET): Minimum overall B2 level
   k. iTEP Academic: Minimum overall score of 5
   l. EIKEN: Minimum placement of Grade Pre-1

4. Where the applicant is 19 years of age or older at the start of the program and is a Canadian citizen or permanent resident, and the applicant cannot access their educational records or cannot provide sufficient evidence of secondary or post-secondary education through one of the other stipulated methods in the College’s Language Proficiency Policy, they may satisfy language proficiency requirements through the Accuplacer English Assessment process as follows:
   1. Applicant provides attestation that they have completed at least three years of full-time instruction in English in a country where the English is one of the principal languages*, and
   2. Applicant completes an Accuplacer English Assessment (Next Generation: Reading, Writing and WritePlacer) and achieves the following minimum scores:
      i. Reading: 230, and
      ii. Writing: 230, and
      iii. WritePlacer: 4

*Language development courses (i.e., ELL courses) cannot be included in this calculation. Accuplacer may not be used to demonstrate that a student meets an admission requirement other than Language Proficiency.

*English-speaking countries include the following:

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For a comprehensive and detailed explanation of our policies, please visit the following pages:

• Refund Policy
• General Admissions Policy
• Language Proficiency Assessment Policy
• Attendance Policy
• Student Statement of Rights
• Dismissal and Student Code of Conduct Policy
• Dispute Resolution Policy
• Sexual Misconduct Policy
• Work Experience Policy (“Practicum”)
• Other Policies

*The International Coaching Federation (ICF) is the world’s largest coaching certifying organization and is dedicated to advancing the coaching profession by setting high standards, providing independent certification and building a worldwide network of trained coaching professionals. Rhodes Wellness College is a Level 1 approved education partner of ICF and both our Part-Time Life Coaching Certificate or Full-Time Life Skills Certificate meet the educational requirements for both Associate Certified Coach (ACC) and Professional Certified Coach (PCC) designations with ICF.